By Lizzy Chirkpi The Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Dr Abubakar Dantsoho, has warned that rising cyberattacks pose a growing threat to African ports and international trade,… The post Cyberattacks Threaten African Ports, Trade, Dantsoho Warns appeared first on Pointblank News.

Former Ghana international Laryea Kingston has expressed serious doubts about the Black Stars’ chances of qualifying for the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), insisting that it will take a miracle for the national team to recover from its disappointing start to the qualifying campaign. Kingston’s...

Avance Media, Africa’s leading PR, research and rankings firm with over a decade of experience producing influential rankings and recognition platforms across the continent, and WatsUp Agency, a premium African communication, talent management and 360 marketing agency, have released the Inaugural 2026 Top 50 New...

Ghana’s Minister for Communication, Digital Technology and Innovations, Samuel Nartey George, has urged African countries to develop their own digital technologies instead of depending heavily on foreign solutions. Speaking at Digital Economy Live 2026 at the Kempinski Hotel Gold Coast City in Accra, he said Africa...

Ghana’s Communication Minister, Samuel Nartey George, has urged African countries to stop relying too much on foreign technology and start building digital solutions that meet their own needs. He made the statement while speaking at Digital Economy Live 2026 at the Kempinski Hotel Gold Coast City...

Tensions between North and South Korea have surged following fresh warnings and troop movements along the border.

Ronald Lamola drew a sharp line in the sand on Tuesday when he publicly challenged ActionSA leader Herman Mashaba over comments Mashaba had posted — then quietly removed — regarding South Africa's official commemoration of former Mozambican president Samora Machel. The minister of international relations...

The All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council, has said contrary to insinuations by the former Vice President and presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress(ADC), the N10 billion approved for the Ebola emergency in June remains untouched. According to the council, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC), Federal Airport Authority of […]

Nigeria’s first Ebola Bundibugyo patient may have crossed paths with Kenya’s recently deceased index patient at Uganda’s Entebbe Airport on 3 October, according to Dr Wessam Mankoula, head of health emergencies at Africa Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Mankoula told a media briefing on Thursday that this was one of the possibilities being […]

LAGOS - The World Health Organization warned Thursday that Africa faced a "complex" Ebola outbreak after the virus crossed from east Africa to Nigeria, marking the first case in the west of the continent.